Mantua

Mantua is an Italian town that is the capital of the province of the same name in Lombardy.

Since July 2008 the Lombard city of art, with Sabbioneta, both united by the legacy left to them by the Gonzagas who made them two of the main centers of the Italian and European Renaissance, has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List .

In 2016, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism awarded Mantua with the title of Italian capital of culture.

In 2017 Mantua and its province, together with those of Bergamo, Brescia and Cremona, were awarded as the European Region of Gastronomy under the name of Eastern Lombardy.

Mantua is the European city of sport in 2019.

Mantua is the only city, understood as a widespread urban museum, present on the Google Arts & Culture platform, with more than 1,000 digitized works, 40 virtual exhibitions set up in 8 different virtual museums.

Furthermore, according to what is reported in the Legambiente report "Urban Ecosystem 2017", the city was ranked first in the ranking of the best Italian cities for the quality of the environment and life.